Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-01
Anal,einl Railways.

The Anaheim Gazette says:
The contemplated railroad from
Anaheim to the landing is being
pushed energetically. During the
past week Messrs. Littlefield, A. Rim
pau and kroeger, accompanied by
Mr.. Woods as engineer, drove over
the proposed route and ascertained
that no very difficult pieces of grading
would be encountered. A deed to a
right of way through Sequel Pass will
at once be obtained, at which point
the only really difficult work will
have to be done. The roadbed will ne
cessarily acquire gradual rise as far
as the divide, and some stretches Of
the bed thereabout will be more diff
cult than the general route OF the
track. The whole length, however,
with these exceptions, is as level as
could be desired. A franchise will be
Immediately applied for and a stock
company formed with a capital OF
$3.50, 900.
If the road be extended as far as
Pomona, as it is now expected it will,
material aid will doubtless be given
the enterprise at that locality. 1t will
be direct line from that section to
the ocean and of incalculable benefit
to the entire route it traverses.
Los Angeles capitalists are inter-
ested in the undertak ing, and are said
to be anxious to push matters at once.
The best citizens of Anaheim are also
interested in the proposed railroad,
and with their means, combined with
the outside capital which stands ready
to be invested in the measure, togeth-
err with the aid undoubtedly to be ac-
quired throughout the entire line, it is
safe to predict that speedy begin
ming of the enterprise will be made.
The road will rebound immensely to
the welfare of Anaheim, and once
completed the town will be the radiat-
ing point of three large lines Of rail
way, two of these being transconti-
mental roads, and the other, while
shorter than the other two, tapping as
fertile a section OF country as exists on
earth.
The completion of the road will
mark an era of prosperity for Ana
helm which, in extent and importance
at least, can scarcely be appreciated
at this time. The day would not be
far distant when we should be safely
landed in the position of second city
in the southern part OF the State.
With a secure harbor at the ter
minus of the line, and an elegant and
and commodious hotel at the
beach, the ocean would serve double
purpose of business and pleasure COM
bined. The road result in cheap
freight rates to and from the ocean,
and the ships of commerce would be
at our very doors. People would be
able to make immediate and direct
connections with the passenger
steamers OF the coast. During the
summer months the hotel would
necessarily be the rendezvous for peo-
pie from the entire country. We
should have our Cape May at a stones
throw from our homes.
The grading force OF the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad have
pushed their operations the past week
with all possible speed. The roadbed
is now graded to Broadway and ex-
tends north some three miles. As yet
the gang of railroad laborers en- route
to Anaheim from Colorado have not
arrived, but as all the Atchison con-
nections have been made there, the
graders and tracklayers are looked
for Immediately.
1t is difficult to say what the future
has in store for Anaheim at the hands
of the Atchison people. 1t is said
Anaheim will be made the division
headquarters and central point for its
system of railroads. With safe
harbor at Anaheim Landing they will
undoubtedly ask for wharf privileges,
and it is even said that steps to that
end are already in progress. A safe
anchorage in Los Angeles county is
one of the objective points of this
road.
Passenger Rates.